Ridout said he and Celeste Knoll, the mother of his infant daughter, were leaving the Colonial Grill early Sunday morning when a man began arguing with the bar's owner outside.

Police said that man, later identified as Anthony Perri, was denied access to the bar. Ambridge Police Chief James Mann said Perri sped away, then turned his car around and drove onto the sidewalk, hitting Ridout and another man.

"I don't remember being hit, but I remember the car being in front of me, and me doing, like, a jump," said Ridout.

"Wally flew in the air, like, 10 feet," said Knoll.

Mann said Perri took off, but officers found tire tracks in the snow, which led them to Perri’s house. Mann said his officers kicked in the door, but Perri wasn't home.

Investigators said Perri returned later, noticed the damage to his door, then called police to report that his house had been broken into, at which point police arrived and arrested him.

"He's a pretty good dude, business owner, community guy, family man. He just got caught up and made a mistake," said Stan Bridges.

Bridges said Perri, a local barber, has been cutting his hair for decades and he is stunned at the accusations.

Mann said Perri was kicked out of the Ambridge Eagles earlier in the evening after an argument during a fundraiser there. Police said its unclear why he drove his car in to Ridout and Ridout's friend, but Ridout said he had never met Perri.

Perri is charged with aggravated assault and recklessly endangering another person.

MARCIE CIPRIANI TAKES US TO THE SCENE OF THE VIOLENT. Reporter: WHAT ANTHONY PERRY DID HERE IN AMBRIDGE WAS DELIBERATE AND VIOLENT. TARGETING TWO PEOPLE ON THE SIDEWALK, DRIVING HIS CAR HERE YOU CAN SEE THE RED PAINT HIS VEHICLE LEFT BEHIND AS POLICE SAY HE TOOK OUT THIS METER WHEN HE SPED AWAY. THAT COULD HAVE BEEN MY LIFE. Reporter: WALLY IS UPSET, CONFUSED AND IN PAIN. IT IS A STRUGGLE FOR HIM JUST TO MOVE. A LOT OF STITCHES. Reporter: STITCHES ON ONE KNEE AND THE OTHER SO SWOLLEN HE SAYS IT'S PAINFUL TO WALK. IT'S BAD IN MY RIGHT KNEE. MY HEAD. Reporter: THEY WERE STANDING ON THE SIDEWALK OUTSIDE THE COLONEL GRILL EARLY SUNDAY WHEN POLICE SAY THIS MAN, ANTHONY PERRY, WHO WAS JUST DENIED ACCESS TO THE BAR, INTENTIONALLY DROVE HIS CAR, WHICH AS YOU CAN SEE IS NOW DAMAGED, ON TO THE SIDEWALK AND INTO RIDEOUT AND HIS FRIEND. I CAN'T REMEMBER BEING HIT BUT I REMEMBER THE CAR BEING IN FRONT OF ME AND ME DOING LIKE A JUMP. ALL I REMEMBER IS THAT I'D SEEN THE FIRST GUY. HE HIT THE FIRST GUY AND THE MINUTE I SAW WALLY FLEW IN THE AIR LIKE TEN FEET. Reporter: HIS GIRLFRIEND RAN TO HIS SIDE AND POLICE TRACKED PERRY THROUGH HIS TIRE TRACKS IN THE SNOW AND THEN FOOT PRINTS THAT THEY SAY LED TO HIS HOME. POLICE SAY THEY KICKED IN HIS DOOR WHEN HE DIDN'T ANSWER. THEN HOURS LATER, WHEN PERRY CAME HOME AND NOTICED HIS DOOR'S DAMAGE, HE REPORTED A BURGLARY THERE THAT SENT POLICE BACK TO THE SCENE TO ARREST HIM. PRETTY GOOD DUDE. BUSINESS OWNER, COMMUNITY GUY. FAMILY MAN. HE JUST GOT CAUGHT UP AND MADE A MISTAKE. Reporter: STAN BRIDGES SAYS PERRY HAS BEEN HIS BARBER AT THEIR FAMILY SHOP FOR DECADES AND HE HOPES PERRY AND THE OTHERS CAN HEAL QUICKLY. HE SAID HE NEVER MET PERRY AND SIMPLY GRATEFUL THAT HE HAS THE CHANCE TO HOLD HIS BABY GIRL, D DANICA, AGAIN. THIS BAR HAS CAMERAS ROLLING OUTSIDE AT ALL TIMES.